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Apobaeou
Breviea sericea (A. Chev.) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
SAPOTACEAE
Apobeaou (Côte d`Ivoire); Mvema (Congo); Musingi (Congo); Menjanjomo (Cameroon); Koloka (Cameroon); Abam medjimé (Cameroon)
Pouteria leptosperma Baehni; Chrysophyllum sericeum A. Chev.; Chrysophyllum leptospermum (Baehni) Roberty; Breviea leptosperma (Baehni) Heine
The tree height is between 10 and 25 m, with trunk diameters up to 1.2 m.
Breviea sericea is found in closed forests and in transitional formations between humid rain forests and semi-deciduous zones.
Wood diffuse porous. Vessels in radial multiples of 2 to 4. Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 100 to 150 micras (small). Vessels per mm2 more than 20 (very abundant). Simple perforation plates. Vessel-ray pits coarse throughout the ray cell. Vessel-ray pits Axial parenchyma in continuous tangential lines or fine bands. Non-crystals in axial parenchyma cells. 5 to 8 cells per parenchyma strand. Axial parenchyma in narrow bands on lines up to 3 cells wide. Axial parenchyma bands over 4 per mm. Rays more than 10 per mm (abundant). Rays non-storied. Rays 1 to 4 seriate. Silica bodies in the ray cells. Heterogeneous rays and/or multiseriate heterogeneous rays. Non-septate fibers. Fibers with simple to minutely bordered pits.
Unrestricted
The sapwood is slightly paler than the heartwood, it has a thickness of up to 5 cm. The heartwood is light brown, it is clearly demarcated.
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Wavy; special care is needed when machining in order to obtain satisfying quality surface.
This species is usually reported to have a medium texture.
Heartwood is sensible to Lyctus attacks.
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It is easy to saw.
Not suitable for veneering.
Not suitable for veneering.
Machining of this species is reportedly easy.
Moderately easy; tools must be cautiously sharpened.
Easy; no particular problems.
Easy; no particular problems.
Easy; no particular problems.
No particular problem.
Glues well if basic gluing technical rules are followed.
Easy to perform; it gives good results.
Can be polished without surface preparation.
No particular problems.
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